CVE-2025-1079 describes a client-side Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Google Web Designer on macOS and Linux platforms. This flaw stems from improper symbolic link resolution within the application's preview feature. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) on the affected local system. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.2.0.0128CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:web_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 16.2.0.0128CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:web_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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